I'm never one to back down from a challenge, particularly when it comes to tests of manhood, cunning, and derring-do. After all, you're looking at the keg stand Gold Medalist in the 1998 PiKA-AEPhi Alcohol Olympics (45 seconds, baby!) But in this case, I'm going to have to settle for a test of prognostication abilities. And so, without further ado, here are my predictions for the Challenge:

1. Nationals season record: 65-97

2. Nationals NL East division place and games back (if any): 5th place, 22.5 games back.

3. Date on which Nick Johnson first appears in a Nationals game: July 4, 2007.